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Papillary Microcarcinoma Post-hemithyroidectomy –Completion or Follow-up?

Pallavi Prasad, Shikha Khati, Mayilvaganan Sabaretnam, Rinelle Mascarenhas, Sarrah Idrees, D VNSSVAMS Mahalakshmi, PRK Bhargav

Keywords : Completion, Hemithyroidectomy, Multifocal, Papillary microcarcinoma, Thyroid

Citation Information : Prasad P, Khati S, Sabaretnam M, Mascarenhas R, Idrees S, Mahalakshmi DV, Bhargav P. Papillary Microcarcinoma Post-hemithyroidectomy –Completion or Follow-up?. 2022; 17 (1):35-37.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10088-11189

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 28-07-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) is on the rise, and so is multifocal PMC. We present an image collage of a case of multifocal PMC and briefly review the literature.


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